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Interview with the designer of Apple logo – Rob Janoff

Tavi — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:28:49 +0000

Original apple logo

One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with the colors of the rainbow in the wrong order. You couldn’t dream of a more appropriate logo: lust, knowledge, hope, and anarchy.

Find out the real thinking behind the Apple logo by reading an excellent interview with Rob Janoff, the designer of the logo.

Polaroid instant photography is back

Tavi — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:38:45 +0000

It seems that the last preserved Polaroid plant in Enschede – Netherlands started a project with the aim saving instant photography from extinction.

The Impossible Project has now succeeded in its task of reproducing a new analog instant film for traditional Polaroid cameras.

More details here

U.S. Urban Green Council new identity

Tavi — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Pentagram’s newest identity work is the USGBCNY’s (U.S. Green Building Council New York Chapter) brand identity, now called Urban Green to emphasize the institution’s considerable expertise in city-based environmental issues.

The new “squarish” look is suggesting the density and city blocks of Manhattan.

Check out the project outline on Pentagram’s blog >>

Apple exploring 3D head-tracking, battery life improvements

Tavi — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:45:54 +0000

Future Apple hardware could track the location of a user and adjust a 3D display according to their position, creating the illusion that an on-screen object is physically present.

Known as head-tracking, the technology has been known and implemented for sometime. But a new patent application filed by Apple this week suggests the Mac maker could employ the advanced method to allow users greater interactivity with their computer.

Superbly presented: Google Chrome features

Tavi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:10 +0000

Minimalist design philosophy

Tavi — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:49:43 +0000

Simplicity, usefulness, undeniable beauty – this are the words that characterize Kazuhiro Yamanaka’s work in my opinion. Or “physical poetry” as ME design magazine did call it.

Visit: http://www.kazuhiroyamanaka.com

“Designers should contemplate the void that surrounds objects, the space between objects, and the relation between those objects. I believe furniture – chairs, tables, lights etc. – could be like a constellation of stars, and we could make lines to connect them three-dimensionally and thereby construct a specific story, As a designer, I believe it is a task to create the stories. To realize the concept effectively, I try to create a maximum impact with minimum use of material.” kazuhiro yamanaka

The flowing breeze slides down the surface of the water passing soundlessly. The area between the desk top and the curve can be utilised as a space for putting books, news papers, or clothes. A gentle curve is carefully chosen to be harmonized with breeze in the space or even music around the space.

LEDGE (book shelf)

AOL brand identity sneak preview

Tavi — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:17:08 +0000

I’m not impressed. That’s all I can say right now. I’m waiting for the official release.

Textorizer tool – transform pictures into type illustrations

Tavi — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:56 +0000

Textorizer is a cool and useful tool that my brother recommended me.

Here are some examples of what it can do:

Of course you can further refine the result, but it can save a lot of time and it provides reasonable results.

You can download it here (the cool thing is that it has a Mac version as well) or you can use the online version here.

Green design for pizza box

Tavi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:20:42 +0000

Interesting design for a pizza box :

- the top cover of the GreenBox rips off into four pieces to form four plates (thus reducing the use of recyclable plates);

- bottom part folds into a smaller box to become a container for remaining slices to be stored in the fridge

- the box 100% recyclable

Here‘s the video demonstration.

New Photoshop CS5 technologies from Adobe Labs

Tavi — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:29:28 +0000

Adobe labs presents new experimental features which might be included in the next Photoshop release CS5, rumored to be released around April 2010.

New brush behaviours and new warp technologies in this video: